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Gilbert Grosvenor, chairman of National Geographic’s Education Foundation, will present “Geography is About the Future” at 7:30 p.m. in 1021 South Agricultural Sciences.

Since 1954, he has served National Geographic in a variety of roles. First a writer and photographer, Grosvenor then became editor of National Geographic magazine and then president of the Society. He’s a staunch advocate for returning geography education to America’s schools.

In a recent interview with the Daily Athenaeum’s Alex Dufor, Grosvenor said:

Geography is the understanding of the processes of planet Earth and environmental issues and economic trade. In this country we have outsourced pretty much everything internationally, so in today;s world being geographically illiterate is a huge handicap both internally and externally.

To read the entire article, please click here.

A more in depth biographical sketch of Grosvenor can be found here.

This event is being sponsored by the Division of Forestry and Natural Resources and the student chapter of The Wildlife Society.